Joe Root notched up his forty first Take a look at hundred on Day 2 of the ultimate Ashes Take a look at in Sydney on Monday to go stage with Australia’s Ricky Ponting at joint-third for many tons of within the longest format.
Solely Sachin Tendulkar (51) and Jacques Kallis (45) have scored extra Take a look at tons of than Root.
This was Root’s second hundred of the continued Ashes, after his ton in Brisbane within the second Take a look at.
The previous England skipper, who’s closing in on 14,000 runs in Take a look at, is at the moment the second-highest run scorer within the format and has set his sights on Tendulkar’s file tally of 15,921 runs.
Most centuries in Take a look at matches
- Sachin Tendulkar – 51 centuries in 329 innings
- Jacques Kallis – 45 centuries in 280 innings
- Ricky Ponting – 41 centuries in 287 innings
- Joe Root – 41 centuries in 297 innings
- Kumar Sangakkara – 38 centuries in 233 innings
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